Table 1:
Rate constants of quercetin oxidation.
𝑘
(
m
i
n
−
1
)
×
1
0
3
pH
Sample
Quercetin degradation
Water adduct formation
Water adduct degradation
6.0
Q
3
.
6
1
±
0
.
1
8
—
—
Q + MPO (20 nM)
3
4
6
.
0
0
±
2
1
.
1
5
5
2
4
.
6
0
±
3
2
.
3
0
2
.
6
7
±
0
.
0
9
10.0*
Non-irradiated Q
8
.
7
3
±
0
.
3
4
2
5
.
1
2
±
0
.
9
3
—
Irradiated Q
1
1
0
.
0
0
±
3
5
.
2
5
9
6
.
9
1
±
0
.
1
2
1
0
.
1
3
±
0
.
5
6
∗
R
e
f
e
r
e
n
c
e
[
17
].